Zebory by Rowan Lawson

By Rowan Lawson

Reality is not what it seems. Sixteen-year-old Evan Mirell has always felt slightly out of place, but nothing prepares him for the moment he begins seeing reflections that don't belong to his world. Mirrors show places that should not exist. Dreams linger longer than they should. And then, without warning, Evan crosses into Zebory-a hidden realm layered between forgotten memories and unrealized futures. In Zebory, reality is divided into unstable layers known as Strata, and only a rare few, called Bearers, can awaken them. Evan discovers he is one of them. Alongside the fearless and guarded Lyra Kael, and his sharp-witted best friend Tomas Rook, Evan is drawn into a world where every choice reshapes existence itself. But Zebory is not empty. Shadow-like entities known as the Echoes roam the fractured layers, born from broken memories and lost truths. And watching from afar is the Warden-an enigmatic figure whose presence suggests that Zebory's secrets were never meant to remain buried. As the rules of reality begin to bend and collapse, Evan must face a choice that carries real weight: return to the safety of the world he knows, or awaken the First Stratum and accept the consequences that follow. Zebory: The First Stratum is a fast-paced young adult fantasy adventure about identity, responsibility, and the cost of power-where courage is not measured by strength, but by the choices we dare to make.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GM71R7GN
• ISBN13: 9798247251668
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"